DALLAS – Houston holds first place in the six-team women’s competition after day two of events with 299 points, followed by Cincinnati (257), ECU (237), SMU (204), UConn (203) and Tulane (145). The four-team men’s field is led by Cincinnati with 296 points, followed by ECU (259), UConn (233) and SMU (219).
In the 500-yard freestyle, SMU’s Johnathan Gomez established a pool record with a time of 4:19.26, surpassing his own previous mark of 4:30.21 this season. On the women’s side, Houston's Zarena Brown (4:44.59) took the top spot to earn 20 points for the Cougars.
Cincinnati sophomore Claire Schuermann completed a first-place performance in the women’s 1-meter diving event. Schuermann tallied a score of 261.45 for her first gold of the championship. Second place went to UConn’s Erin Clifford (259.90) and third to Kathryn Crown (254.75).
The gold medal in the men’s 200-yard individual medley went to Cincinnati’s Dominic Polling. The freshman posted a pool record and covered the distance in 1:46.07 for the win. Houston junior Eleanna Koutsouveli earned gold in a close women’s 200 IM. Koutsouveli (1:58.68) touched the wall just before teammate Peyton Kondis (1:59.75) to earn the top-spot for the Cougars.
The ECU 200-yard freestyle relay team posted a first-place time of 1:31.24 as John Myhre, Magnus Andersen, Gustavo Santos and Gavin Erdmann earned 40 points for the Pirates. On the women’s side, ECU earned a come-from-behind win. The squad of Catherin Johnson, Brigid Burke, Logan Graumann and Tori Angermeier reset the pool record with a time of 1:32.24.
Nicholas Badsky of SMU finished atop the podium in the men’s 50 free with a first-place time of 20.13. ECU’s Gustavo Santos was runner-up, followed by Cincinnati’s Alex Fortman with the bronze. Cincinnati’s Katherine Gob took first-place in the women’s 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.80. The junior touched the wall just .19 faster than the second-place finisher Erin Trahan of SMU.
Competition continues Friday, with preliminary swimming events starting at 10:00 am CT, followed by diving preliminaries at 1:00 pm CT. The finals are scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm CT.
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2018 American Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships
Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium
Women’s Scores (through 8 of 21 events)
| TEAMS |
SCORES |
| Houston |
299 |
| Cincinnati |
257 |
| ECU |
237 |
| SMU |
204 |
| UConn |
203 |
| Tulane |
145 |
Men’s Scores (through 7 of 21)
| TEAMS |
SCORES |
| Cincinnati |
296 |
| ECU |
259 |
| UConn |
233 |
| SMU |
219 |
Friday, Feb. 16
SESSION 4 - 10:00 am CT (Swimming Prelims); 1:00 pm CT (Diving Prelims)
SESSION 5 - 6:00 pm CT (Finals)
| Event 16 |
Men's 3 Meter Diving (Preliminaries) |
| Event 16 |
Men's 3 Meter Diving (Consolation) |
| Event 17 |
Women's 400 Individual Medley |
| Event 18 |
Men's 400 Individual Medley |
| Event 19 |
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly |
| Event 20 |
Men's 100 Yard Butterfly |
| Event 21 |
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle |
| Event 22 |
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle |
| Event 23 |
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke |
| Event 24 |
Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke |
| Event 25 |
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke |
| Event 26 |
Men's 100 Yard Backstroke |
| Event 16 |
Men's 3 Meter Diving (Final) |
| Event 27 |
Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay |
| Event 28 |
Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay |
Saturday, Feb. 17
SESSION 6 - 10:00 am CT (Swimming Prelims); 1:00 pm CT (Diving Prelims)
SESSION 7 - 6:00 pm CT (Finals)
| Event 30 |
Women's Platform Diving (Preliminaries) |
| Event 29 |
Men's Platform Diving (Preliminaries) |
| Event 31 |
Women's 1,650 Yard Freestyle |
| Event 32 |
Men's 1,650 Yard Freestyle |
| Event 30 |
Women's Platform Diving (Final) |
| Event 33 |
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke |
| Event 34 |
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke |
| Event 35 |
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle |
| Event 36 |
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle |
| Event 37 |
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke |
| Event 38 |
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke |
| Event 39 |
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly |
| Event 40 |
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly |
| Event 29 |
Men's Platform Diving (Final) |
| Event 41 |
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay |
| Event 42 |
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay |
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